Harriet Chapters 1-4 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

When she was a baby and child, Harriet was known by what name?

Araminta, Minta, Minty

Who was Denmark Vesey?

a self-educated man who planned and led an insurrection

a carpenter who built furniture for the master

Harriet Tubman's first husband

the plantation's overseer

According to Harriet's mother, what is the worst job for a slave?

a field slave

a weaver

a nurse

a cook

True or False? The slaves believe that Masters most likely lied about catching and selling all escaped slaves.

TRUE

FALSE

What was the most important reason why most of the slaves enjoyed the Christmas season?

There was little work to be done.

They were allowed in the Big House at this time.

The fire was warm.

They received a lot of gifts.

Denmark Vesey's actions affected the lives of slaves in all of the following ways EXCEPT...

They held secret meetings in order to plan their escape.

It was no longer safe to walk along the roads at night.

They had to be careful which songs they sang.

They were not supposed to talk to each other.

Why did Mrs. Cook send Harriet back to the Brodas plantation for good?

Mrs. Cook said she was unteachable - wouldn't weave

Ben asked for her to be returned - said she was too young

Her voice had a huskiness to it after being so sick.

Old Rit was worried about her.

"Someone had taught her where to look for the North Star...and told her that anyone walking toward the North could use that star as a guide." What is the author doing by including this information about Harriet's childhood?

Connecting her childhood knowledge to future conductor role

Ben talked about the arrival of wild ducks

Ben mentioned the woods and the berries that grew there.

Highlighting Harriet's early interest in astronomy

Which of the following inferences can be made about the relationship between the slaves and their master, Edward Brodas?

primarily interested in selling slaves for profit

a kind and benevolent master- treated slaves well

encouraged his slaves to seek freedom and education

unaware of the harsh conditions in which his slaves lived

The following sentence is about this person. "All of the little ones, too young to run errands, were placed under the care of a woman, so old she could no longer work."

The old woman who was the children's caretaker

Minty

Old Rit who was Harriet's mother

Mrs. Cook to whom Harried was "hired out"

"Seen from a distance, these sway-backed cabins seemed to huddle together as though for protection." The author mostly likely uses personification to emphasize

the poor condition and vulnerability of the slave cabins

that cabins were built close together for structural support

the slaves hid inside the cabins for safety

the cabins were constucted using crude materials

The day of the month when slaves were given food and clothes

Issue Day

Christmas Day

Distribution day

Gotcha Day

Harriet was proud of her father because

he was able to predict the weather accurately.

he told Bible stories.

he told Harriet about things that grew in the woods.

he had a beautiful singing voice.

Who was skeptical (unsure) that Harriet would be safe if she learned to weave?

Old Rit

Harriet

Ben

Mrs. Cook

Which detail shows that Ben had a good reputation?

He had never been known to tell a lie.

He was always talking about the woods.

There was something free and wild in Harriet because of Ben.

Ben knew about rivers and creeks and swampy places.

Why were the masters afraid of the slaves?

They might start a revolt against the masters

They might call the police and report the masters

They might steal the master's belongings

They might run away and cost the masters money

What does the author do to provide a larger context for Harriet's life and show how the events of her life were influenced by what was going on in the country?

Ends each chapter with summary of national historical events

Includes detailed descriptions of the Brodas plantation

Provides dialogue between Harriet and other characters

Focuses on Harriet's personal experiences and emotions

TRUE or FALSE? Old Rit thinks highly of the Cooks.

FALSE

TRUE

"She was always singing or humming...pausing in her play to look upward, watching the sudden free flight of the birds..." What inference can be made about Harriet from this passage?

She viewed the world with the wonder of a child.

She was easily distracted like a typical child.

She didn't know how to talk like other children.

She was a recalcitrant (unwilling to obey) child.

What can you infer about the masters' beliefs regarding educated slaves from this statement: "The masters said that even a little learning made a slave discontented and unfit for a life of slavery."

All are correct

Educating them could inspire subversive thoughts and actions

Keeping slaves ignorant was necessary to maintain obedience

Slaves' knowledge and intelligence seen as threats to system

What is manumission?

a promise to set faithful and hardworking slaves free

an important assignment for slaves to complete

a man on a mission

no idea what this word is

The master thought highly of Ben and Old Rit because...

They are smart, well-behaved, and loyal.

They keep to themselves.

They teach their children how to work hard.

They do not go to church.

How does Mrs. Cook respond to Harriet's illness?

She says that Harriet is faking it.

She sent for Old Rit to come and get Harriet.

She complained to Harriet's master

She takes care of her like she was her own child

Farmers and householders "rent" enslaved people from wealthier plantation owners because they do not have the means to own their own.

"hired out"

"sold"

"escaped"

"borrowed"

Which of the following from the text is an example of Harriet being defiant?

She refuses to learn to weave.

She becomes too ill to work at the Cooks.

She cuts her first teeth on a piece of pork rind.